NIEDERE TAUERN

English Lower Tauern range of the Eastern Alps in central Austria; lying between the Enns and Mur rivers, it extends 75 miles (120 km) westward to the headstreams of the two rivers. The scenic, well-forested mountains rise to their highest elevation at Hochgolling (9,393 feet ), and a road crosses the range at the Radstdter Tauern (pass; 5,705 feet). The range is divided into the Radstdter Tauern, Schladminger Tauern, and Rottenmanner Tauern. Summer resorts and winter-sports centres lie in the mountains, which are also noted for their cattle-grazing meadows.